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BC Government investment funds expansion of MBIM undergrad program
On Thursday March 21, we hosted the Honourable Lisa Beare (BC’s Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills) to highlight the expansion of our undergrad program in the Biological Sciences Building.
Av-Gay, Eltis and Sun labs share how their research contributes to fight against TB
For World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, researchers from the Av-Gay, Eltis and Sun labs share how their research contributes to the fight against TB.
Lauren Durland and Thomas Worthington receive the 2023-24 Zymeworks Fellowship
The Zymeworks Fellowship in Advanced Protein Therapeutics supports students with a focus on health science research that aligns with Zymeworks’ focus on immune-based treatments for disease.
Wastewater monitoring: research aims to enhance TB prevention & detection in Nunavut
Dr. Jim Sun (UBC, uOttawa) is part of a research study in Iqaluit to explore wastewater monitoring as a tool to detect and prevent the spread of tuberculosis (TB) in Nunavut.
Welcome Dr. Jim Sun to the Department of Microbiology and Immunology
A Q&A with Dr. Jim Sun, who has officially joined the UBC Department of Microbiology and Immunology as an Assistant Professor.
Two Canada Excellence Research Chairs join UBC Science
Dr. Kayla King is one of two UBC Science faculty to receive a CERC - and has been appointed the CERC in Evolutionary Dynamics of Host-Pathogen Interactions.